Capacity Building of Forensic Experts

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Capacity Building of Forensic Experts

Project completed
The project aims at improving the capacities of forensic experts in Bulgaria in order to comply with the European standards EA ISO / IEC 17025 in the field of forensic investigations.

Country/region	Topic	Period	Budget
Bulgaria	Enhanced security and safety	15.09.2012 - 30.06.2018	CHF 1’000’000

Note: the texts under all the headings, with the exception of 'Results achieved', describe the situation before the start of the project.

The project in brief

Target groups	Forensic experts and law enforcement officials
Activities	Establish a center for forensic expert training situated in the Academy MoI Exchange of expertise with the Swiss Partner (study visits, workshops) Design and introduce new curriculum and related educational documentation for forensic expert training Purchase of new equipment allowing better reliability and speediness of DNA analysis are purchased and put in operation
Results	Achieved results: Clear outline of the actual legal framework and existing gaps elaborated Overall improvement in professional training of the forensic experts of the Ministry of the Interior, the Research Institute on Forensic Science and Criminology (RIFSC) is enabled to work more efficiently and according to European standards as its technical capacity to investigate material traces of crime scenes has been substantially improved New forensic training centre with modern facilities and equipment Upgraded training program with new curriculum and related educational documentation and manuals The RIFSC has been certified according to ISO/IEC 17025 in the field of DNA and Trace Marks and Ballistics examinations
Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Swiss Contribution to the enlarged EU
Project partners	Contract partner Private sector
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF 1’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 0 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 1’176’470
Project phases	Phase 10 01.07.2014 - 31.05.2019 (Completed) Phase 2 15.09.2012 - 30.09.2017 (Completed) Phase 1 01.09.2012 - 30.06.2016 (Completed) Phase 1 15.09.2012 - 31.12.2017 (Completed) Phase 1 15.09.2012 - 31.03.2018 (Completed) Phase 1 01.07.2013 - 30.06.2018 (Completed) Phase 1 01.07.2013 - 31.12.2017 (Completed) Phase 1 01.04.2014 - 30.09.2018 (Completed) Phase 1 01.05.2014 - 31.12.2017 (Completed)